Kim Ji-soo joined The Korea Times in 2006, and worked on such desks as culture and politics and is currently a member of the Editorial Board. Previous workplaces include The Korea Herald and the Korea JoongAng Daily.
Instant cold noodles laced with sodium
By Kim Ji-soo
The sodium content of instant “naengmyeon,” or cold noodle, packages sold at supermarkets far exceeds the daily recommended intake, it was reported Wednesday.
According to the food industry, the amount of sodium in 12 one-person packages of cold noodle products made by Pulmuone and Ottogi ranged from 48 percent to about 109 percent of the daily 2,000 milligrams recommended by the World Health Organization.
Also, the water-based cold noodle products had more sodium than the mixed spicy ones.
Excessive sodium can lead to high blood pressure, and heart and kidney diseases, the report said.